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Ok I did click noindex tag pages in my metarobots tags. I have to figure out how to use my robots.txt file. Thanks again!

Wow - thanks for all that info. I appreciate it. One quick question - can I forget tags altogether - and noindex them? I don't feel any need to use them on my site.

Thanks. Just wanted confirmation.

Thanks!

Ah. I had no idea tags helped with search engines. Thanks!

Interesting. So how are tags different than categories? I already categorize all my posts and they're usually in several categories. I have category pages noindexed which was advised here on this forum.

Ok I see. So basically I should follow all my links except for affiliate links?

Is there a plugin that can help me do that? Because right now, the only thing I know how to do is follow or nofollow the entire page. I don't want to deal with code because it would take a long time for me to do. I am a deal blog and link have a lot of amazon affiliate links.

Edit: I am using Thesis.

I have noindexed my category pages. Do I still need to write a description for my categories? I am using the plugin SEO Content Control to see what I can spiff up but I don't want to waste my time. Thank you!

I just installed a plugin called SEO content control and it is telling me I need to write descriptions for my tags. I haven't been using tags although I did create a list of them. I don't have an endless amount of time on my hands so is this a worthwhile task?

I know I should have all my affiliate links as nofollow but when should I dofollow a link? When will it HELP me to have a dofollow link?

Right now - all my links are nofollow because I haven't figured out how to have nofollow and dofollow in the same blog post.

Any info appreciated!

Yep, it worked and is showing up on google. I think I need to strengthen it but at least I have something for now, Thanks for checking!

I have wondered what to do about expired deals. Thanks for all your help.

Is it under Titles & Metas and then Home? Where it says Meta description template?

My latest crawl diagnostic is telling me that my homepage is missing a meta description. I am using wordpress and thesis. How do I add a meta description to my main page? ex www.mynewsite.com

Mahalo!

Thank you!

Ok that is something I have tried to do. If I mention a certain deal on Amazon - underneath I try and give good info on Amazon Mom membership, or review the product if I have it. So I try to extend it for the newbies to give them info (and make google happy) even though I know a lot won't read it.

Should I deindex some of my coupon/sale posts - the ones I am sure won't be picked up by google anyway due to VERY HIGH competition? Or ones that I don't have time to bulk out?

Is there a tool out there that can analyze my site as a whole and say if it is low quality?

I see. Yes the 301s are just within my own site. Whew that makes me feel better.

Ok since I said I was using Wordpress in the OP, I figured CMS meant something else. Good to know.

I will check out that link, thanks!

I don't get any traffic to my category pages but of course my site is new so I am just getting a couple organic hits per day.

But my category pages do just give an excerpt. More than a sentence or two though. I already deindexed them. I guess I can revisit that later.

My category pages just organize all my blog posts. Nothing new.

I just remembered that Thesis and Wordpress SEO sometimes conflict. I made some adjustments and added some code to alleviate some of these conflicts but perhaps the deindexing of category pages was overrode by Thesis.

I just clicked on noindex category pages in Thesis. I also clicked on noarchive to category pages in Thesis.

Will that do it?

I am using YOAST SEO so that is good. So I don't have to do anything to get them deindexed?

If Wordpress SEO (by Yoast) deindexes my category pages, why are they showing up in my sitelinks? I tried to demote the category pages but they keep showing up. Thanks!